I have always avoided modern rap and hip hop, so naturally, I avoided anything Kendrick Lamar. I listened to Not Like Us because of the beef and because I have always disliked Aubrey. This song has been stuck in my head since I heard it. It's great. It also made me love his voice/rhythm/rapping style.

I am listening to his more popular songs now, and damn, I finally understand why he is held in such high regards.

Out of the 4-5 songs I've heard, 2 of them have almost made me cry and have given me multiple goosebumps moments. Mother I Sober and The Heart Part 5.

Holy shit, this man is a true genius, maestro, poet, etc etc. I truly think I have become a lifelong fan just through a few handful songs.

I am so glad I found Kendrick Lamar. His music is really hitting me right in the soul.

I just wanted to share my experiences in discovering Kendrick Lamar for the first time.

Are there any albums/songs/videos in particular that yall think I should check out?

Ima keep saying it, it was the best song to come out of this “beef”. I get yall like Not like Us cause it’s a “party” song that makes yall want to “dance”, but come on man ts is NOT better than Euphoria, nor is Meet the Grahams, and this isn’t even a “bad” song but that 3rd verse significantly hurts this song for me because it’s not even true or proven true at least. Just my opinion man but ts pissin me off😂

Like im gonna admit, aside from GKMC i’ve never been a big K.dot fan but man I fucking hate drake stans. I dont even give a fuck about drake or his music but his hardcore fans all look the same, they manipulate the narrative, project and probably have questionable relationships with highschoolers. They don’t care about art in any shape or form, and their media literacy is non existent. Sorry about the rant but why the fuck do I see shit like this everytime I open Twitter?

Imagine if KDot had called a real rapper from the streets a pedo many times when in fact they are not one, they would wage war. They wouldn't just roll over, issue a limp response track, and tweet "Good times. Summer vibes up next."

Receipts or no receipts, KDot made Drake his bitch. At the very least, it was a way of showing that Drake is not tough, that he should stick to the melodies, and keep KDot's wife's name out of his damn mouth.

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For yall that don’t know she said she knew every song off DAMN so not shocked she fw Kendrick

Drake should just be grateful that he was in the same conversation as Jay or Nas in the first place.

This MF has been cooking up straight ass in the studio for almost a decade. He doesn’t write his own bars. He doesn’t make classic albums. He doesn’t talk about anything that matters.

His one claim is the hits. Because he’s churned out so much music, some of it inevitably takes off. He’s Nelly on steroids.

I remember when 5 AM in Toronto came out and people said shit like, “Drake can rap when he really tries.”

Kendrick, Cole, Lupe, Jay, Nas, Ghostface, Andre 3000. etc. are expected to rap by default. If they don’t go crazy on a song, it’s a strike. For Drake, rapping well is a bonus.

I never want to hear this fake, uninspired MF brought up in the GOAT conversation again. Go shake ass with Sexy Redd and stay away from this all-time rap shit.

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I just heard an entire bar full of people sing along to the song while a random group of guys who walked past me started talking about how good it is and how much they love the beat. And i live in fucking Sweden where rap music just don't really get that type of mainstream recognition.

How can this man write

“Raise my hands to a fallen sky, I fantasize Me jumpin’ planets immortalized, I correspond Three angels watchin’ me all the time Put my children to sleep with a prayer, then close my eyes”

And

“I live in circadian rhythms of a shooting star The mannerisms of Raphael, I can heal and give you art“

Then homie proceeds to drop the most insidious harrowing seething house of slytherin type bars in the whole beef, basically telling Drake his circle is compromised and has been feeding Kendrick info this whole time (with the whole riddler saga, this seems more true than ever even though Drake’s lying bitch ass was caught capping saying he fed dot the info on THP6).

I mean I know we all know how fire euphoria, MTG and not like us is, but let’s not forget how fucking creative and nefarious this track is. And fuck me, don’t forget that instrumental. Absolute chef’s kiss.